Horne's
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| Joseph Horne Company | |
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| Type | Department store |
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| Founded | 1849 |
| Headquarters | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Industry | Retail |
| Products | Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, and housewares. |
| Website | None |
Joseph Horne Company, often referred to simply as Horne's, was a regional department store chain based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The chain ceased operations in 1994.
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[edit] Timeline of store history
- 1849 - Horne's began operations, and became a leading Pittsburgh department store.
- 1922 - A new central location was built at Penn Avenue and Stanwix Street in Downtown Pittsburgh.
- 1972 - Associated Dry Goods acquired Horne's. The company expanded operations to several stores in suburban malls throughout the Pittsburgh region as well as in Erie, Pennsylvania and Northeast Ohio.
- 1986 - In December 1986, Horne's was acquired by a local investor group after ADG's acquisition by May Department Stores, already the owner of cross-town rival Kaufmann's.
- 1988 - Ohio-based department chain Dillard's and Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. agreed to acquire Horne's, with plans of combining it with their recently acquired Higbee's in Ohio. The deal was cancelled abruptly, resulting in several years of litigation. [1] Dillard's eventually agreed to acquire Horne's five Ohio stores as part of a legal settlement in 1992.
- 1994 - Federated Department Stores acquired Horne's remaining ten stores and merged them with its Lazarus division, completely ceasing all operations of any store under the Horne's name. Several of the former Horne's operating as Lazarus were closed in 1998, and in 2006 the remaining stores were joined with Kaufmann's in the nationwide Macy's consolidation. [2]
[edit] Christmas tree
In Pittsburgh, the Horne's store was best known for its annual Christmas Tree lighting ceremony. Even after the downtown store closed, the tradition of lighting a Christmas tree at the Horne's building continues every year as the focal point of Pittsburgh's Light-Up Night celebration, typically held the Friday before Thanksgiving. [3]
[edit] Former Locations
[edit] Ohio
- Boardman - Southern Park Mall (sold to Dillard's 1992)
- Cleveland Heights - Severance Town Center (opened 1989, sold to Dillard's 1992, was Dillard's Men's/Home store, closed & demolished 1995)
- Fairview Park - Westgate Mall (sold to Dillard's 1992, was Dillard's Women's store until closed 2004, demolished)
- Mentor - Great Lakes Mall (sold to Dillard's 1992, now Dillard's Men's/Home store)
- North Randall - Randall Park Mall (opened 1976, sold to Dillard's 1992, which immediately closed it, eventually became Burlington Coat Factory)
[edit] Pennsylvania
- Erie - Millcreek Mall (opened 1975, became Elder-Beerman in 1994, closed 1998, now the Bon-Ton)
- Erie - West Erie Plaza (became Lazarus 1994, closed 1998)
- Hempfield - Greengate Mall (opened 1965, became Lazarus 1994, closed 1998, demolished)
- Monaca - Beaver Valley Mall (opened 1970, became Lazarus 1994, closed 1998, now a Boscov's)
- Monroeville - Monroeville Mall (opened 1969, became Lazarus 1995, Lazarus-Macy's 2003, Macy's 2005)
- Natrona Heights - Heights Plaza Shopping Center (opened 1956, became Lazarus 1995, Lazarus-Macy's 2003, Macy's 2005)
- Pittsburgh - Downtown, 501 Penn Avenue & Stanwix Street (flagship, became Lazarus 1994, closed 1995)
- Pittsburgh - Ross Park Mall (opened 1986, became Lazarus 1994, Lazarus-Macy's 2003, Macy's 2005, closed 2006, site of future Nordstrom)
- Pittsburgh - South Hills Village (opened 1965, became Lazarus 1995, Lazarus-Macy's 2003, Macy's 2005)
- Pittsburgh - South Hills Furniture Gallery (opened 1993, became Lazarus 1995, Lazarus-Macy's 2003, Macy's 2005)
- West Mifflin - Century III Mall (opened 1986, became Lazarus 1994, closed 2001, sold to Kaufmann's)
[edit] Trivia
- Noted artist Andy Warhol worked at Horne's in their display department as a summer job in 1947. [4]
